Familiar TV faces, who graced San Antonio’s local newscasts in the past, have been popping up again during the holidays. The reappearances have prompted viewers to ask, “What gives?” The loudest buzz surrounds the return of Leslie Komet Ausburn, known on the air as Leslie Komet, a seasoned newscaster who’s known best for her time […]
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Will UTSA be adding afternoon tea to its schedule? I bring up the genteel British tradition, because the local university just announced it will be underwriting the KLRN broadcasts of “Downton Abbey,” which kicks off at 8 p.m. January 5. “We are currently in the midst of a 52-week partnership that has allowed us to underwrite […]
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Kathy Griffin’s San Antonio performances for her latest Bravo special not only netted her an official Guinness World Records honor, but gave the nation a fabulous look at S.A.’s magnificently ornate Majestic Theatre. Also grabbing the spotlight repeatedly during the TV hour? Griffin’s panties which she displayed repeatedly during the special. ”Kathy Griffin: Record Breaker,” which […]
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Behind every successful TV newscast is a great boss, and 30-year KSAT vet Jim Boyle — who assembled and nurtured the top-rated teams you love to watch morning, noon and night – has been one of this city’s very best. San Antonio’s ABC affiliate just announced that the city’s longest-serving television news director is recovering from […]
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“Homeland’s” most fascinating character, Nicholas Brody, portrayed so memorably by Damian Lewis, is dead, hanged by the Iranians for the death of a U.S. enemy that Brody took out at the request of the CIA. Subsequently, Saul (Mandy Pantinkin) is out in favor of a political appointee who has no feeling for anything but the […]
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Frequently, the TV nominees for Golden Globes look like a tired redo of September’s Emmy roster. I’m happy to report, however, that several notable newcomers from fall’s fresh TV crop also have reason to celebrate today. An ensemble cop comedy that can be described as a contemporary “Barney Miller” on amphetamines, Fox’s “Brooklyn Nine-Nine,” deservedly […]
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Bridget Smith returned to her hosting job on KENS-TV’s “Great Day S.A.” today after a month away. She told show sidekick Eileen Teves and the audience that she spent those four weeks not away on an exotic vacation or on a reality show as some had thought, but recovering from “a bad fall.” “I fractured […]
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Recently divorced Tim Duncan has rebounded with a new romance. Former reality TV star Vanessa Macias confirmed she has been seeing the San Antonio Spurs forward, but added she didn’t feel comfortable talking about the relationship. “I respect Tim’s preference for privacy,” the former “Amazing Race” finalist, World Car commercial model and avid Spurs fan […]
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Fans are frantic. What in the world has happened to KENS-TV’s “Great Day SA” host Bridget Smith? The lush-haired news vet with the dazzling smile has been missing from her host seat on the 9 a.m. lifestyle show for weeks (even during November sweeps). Others have been filling in for Smith, including longtime featured regular Eileen […]
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I remember the day well. . .when I was arrested, got my first mug shot and was treated like the worst kind of criminal in 1940s Los Angeles. Actually, it was just make-believe. I’m not quite that old, after all! The moment happened during a tour by TV critics of the period set for fabulous new […]
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